"The Conners" Recasts DJ's Wife

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"The Conners" Recasts Key "Roseanne" Role
by Michael Ausiello
Sept. 14, 2018


"The Conners" will look a little different when the "Roseanne" spinoff premieres next month — and we’re not referring to the absence of the franchise’s titular matriarch.

"The Mindy Project" vet Xosha Roquemore, who portrayed DJ’s wife Geena in last season’s "Roseanne" revival, will not be returning for the ABC offshoot. The role will now be played by relative newcomer Maya Lynne Robinson, who is coming on board as a series regular.



ABC announced the recast late Friday via the following tweet.

“The little girl that DJ was reluctant to kiss is all grown up. Welcome to The Conners [Maya Lynne Robinson].”





“We’re thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Maya Lynne Robinson to the cast this season,” said showrunner and executive producer Bruce Helford in a statement.

“Her character 2nd Lieutenant Geena Conner, whom a younger DJ was reluctant to kiss in his school play, comes full circle as his wife and Mary’s mother, bringing back a little piece of Conner history. Yet, while Geena is no stranger to the family, viewers old and new will enjoy seeing how her ‘military-style’ discipline meshes with the Conners’ more laid-back attitude.”

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